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Cross Creek Cookery
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Robert Camp. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with later state dust jacket. DJ is clean and bright and only has two small issues: the first being at the bottom of the spine is a few spots missing to the paper and the jacket feels rough from price tag glue residue in a small square area. The other issue is with the front flap where the upper corner is cut and shows only the $6.95 price. This is a later state DJ as the original price of the book on a 1st state DJ was $2.50. The book itself, which mirrors the dust jacket, is yellowed and soiled and spine is darkened. Pictorial end pages and front and rear have foxing with pastedowns browned from the glue reacting. Text pages are toned with spotting and foxing as well. Second end pages has a gift inscription from 1944. Overall binding is good though a bit of webbing is showing at page area 86/87. Scribner's first edition with "A" appearing on the copyright page. Dust jacket was placed in a clear protective sleeve when we first acquired this book and jacket sleeve was removed only to take the pictures. The book itself does not much going for it, other than the Scribner's A - but the dust jacket is in excellent shape.
Synopsis
The Classic Book on Southern Cooking First published in 1942, Cross Creek Cookery was compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings at the request of readers who wanted to recreate the luscious meals described in Cross Creek -- her famous memoir of life in a Florida hamlet. Lovers of old-fashioned, down-home cooking will treasure the recipes for Grits, Hush-Puppies, Florida Fried Fish, Orange Fluff, and Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie. For more adventuresome palates, there are such unusual dishes as Minorcan Gopher Stew, Coot Surprise, Alligator-Tail Steak, Mayhaw Jelly, and Chef Huston's Cream of Peanut Soup. Spiced with delightful anecdotes and lore, Cross Creek Cookery guides the reader through the rich culinary heritage of the deep tidal South with a loving regard for the rituals of cooking and eating. Anyone who longs for food -- and writing -- that warms the heart will find ample portions of both in this classic cookbook.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2200952
- Title
- Cross Creek Cookery
- Author
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
- Illustrator
- Robert Camp
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 230
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Collectible; Cookbooks;
Terms of Sale
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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All of the book pictures were taken at the time the book was listed and we never use generic or stock photos in any listing. If you would like additional photos or information on any listing please let us know and we will be more than happy to comply.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Later State
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- Copyright page
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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